The Circus
1968, Arabic. Directed by Atef Salem.
the Circus
One of the traveling circus troupes in the Egyptian villages suffers from many problems due to the small number of spectators and its failure to keep up with the times. The son of the troupe owner, who has finished his studies, comes and tries to develop the troupe, canceling some shows and adding others. He faces opposition from the old members, but he succeeds with the help of all of them.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 16 December 1968
- Original title
- السيرك
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Farouk Saaed, Salah Hafez, Salah Abu Seif
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The Circus runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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The Circus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 December 1968. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Circus?
The Circus (1968) was directed by Atef Salem and stars Samira Ahmad, Hasan Youssef, Mohamed Awad.